Transport Sports Club (TSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) are to clash in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/New Building Society Second Division limited overs competition.
Both teams reached the final on the back of comprehensive victories over the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the University of Guyana (UG) respectively.
At the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, TSC defeated DCC by 43 runs. TSC made 224-8 off their allotted 40 overs batting first. Devon Nandan top scored with 56, Azeem Azeez scored 35 (3×4, 2×6) and Joshua Wilson 29 (3×4). Nandan and Wilson put on 93 runs for the fourth wicket after TSC was 54-3. Dennis Squires claimed 3-27 to finish as DCC’s leading bowler.
Kemol Savory’s 59 off 71 balls was not enough as DCC were restricted to 188 in 39 overs. Savory featured in a third wicket stand of 56 with Andrew Gibson who made 20 to keep DCC in the hunt. However, when the partnership was broken, TSC made constant inroads to cause the upset. Shawn Massiah claimed 4-22 and Mc Pherson 3-62.
At Everest, GCC defeated University of Guyana (UG) by six wickets. UG was dismissed for 130 in 34 overs with Dwayne Dodson scoring 30 (6×4). R. Mc All 27 (4×4, 1×6) and Omesh Danram 21 (3×4) showed some resistance with the bat while Devon Lord 3-23 and Ronaldo Ali-Mohamed 3-30 were the main wicket takers. Tariq Dharanlall 2-21 and Gavin Singh 2-23 supported.
GCC reached 131-4 in 20 overs to record an easy win. Ali-Mohamed returned with the bat to score 47 not out (5×4, 3×6), Daniel Seegobin made 30 (4×4, 1×6) and Singh 28 (4×4). L. George took 2-35.
The final is set for April 11.
